US EditionArgentina’s CGT Calls 24-Hour General Strike on the Day Lower House Debates Milei’s Labor Reform
The 24-hour strike aims to pressure lawmakers amid near-total transport shutdowns and public-service stoppages during the debate on Milei’s labour reform bill.
- On Tuesday, February 17, the Confederación General del Trabajo confirmed a 24-hour strike for Thursday, February 19, during the deputies' debate on labour reform.
- CGT leaders say the labour reform bill is `regressive` and `unconstitutional`, citing cuts to severance, payment-in-kind, strike restrictions, and blame the sick-leave article for job and company losses.
- Transport unions pledged a near-total shutdown, with Unión Ferroviaria, La Fraternidad, UTA, and UGATT warning of severe disruptions at AMBA commuter lines and airports, including Aeroparque and Ezeiza.
- This will be the fourth general strike since Milei took office, with major transport unions' broad participation marking sharper escalation than 10 months ago; past protests saw more than 30 people arrested.
- The government seeks to avoid amendments as it aims for approval before March 1, 2026, with the Senate having approved 42 to 30 last week and a meeting between Patricia Bullrich and Milei on Monday at the Olivos residence.
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Why Argentina Is About to Shut Down Over Sick Pay
Key Points — Argentina’s main labor federation called a 24-hour general strike — the fourth under Milei — timed to paralyze the country the exact day Congress votes on a sweeping labor reform that would reshape how millions of workers are hired, fired, and paid when sick. — The flashpoint is a provision slashing sick-leave […]
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Argentina’s main trade union center, called for a general strike on the day the Chamber of Deputies discussed the labor counter-reform initiative promoted by President Javier Milei and already approved in the Senate. The members of the CGT consider the changes of the ultra-right administration and its allies regressive and anti-constitutional, so they have already announced their intention to fight them …
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CGT calls general strike over Milei’s labour reforms
Argentina’s largest labour federation calls general strike against President Javier Milei’s labour reform bill; No rally to be staged, but date set to coincide with debate in the lower house Chamber of Deputies.
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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's main trade union headquarters The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) said on Monday that it will call for a general strike without mobilization on the day the Chamber of Deputies discusses the labor reform of the ultraliberal president Javier Milei's government.
Because of President Milei's controversial labour market reform, Argentina's largest trade union federation is calling for a general strike.
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